George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Let me correct a fact that you assert wrongly, Senator Di Natale. Mr Robb left parliament on 9 May, 2016. As a retiring member of parliament, he ceased to be a member of parliament the day the writs were issued for the 2016 election. So let there be no confusion, deliberate or accidental, about the time at which Mr Robb ceased to be a member of parliament.

The Foreign Investment Review Board makes decisions independently. Its minister is the Treasurer, not the ministers for trade and development. Although I have no personal knowledge, I would be quite certain, Senator Di Natale, that, because of the way in which these decisions are made, Mr Robb would have had no involvement.